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Where does “orthoquartzitic” come from?

orthoquartzitic (English) comes from English orthoquartzite, from English quartzite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

orthoquartzitic (English): Of or relating to orthoquartzite

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to orthoquartzite

Ancestry of “orthoquartzitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoquartziteA very pure quartz sandstone composed of usually...
2EnglishquartziteA metamorphic rock consisting of interlocking...
3English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
4French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
5Latin-īta—
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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